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Comptia Project + Project Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Schedule activity that follows a predecessor activity as determined by their logical relationship
close project or phase (Process)
successor activity
projectized organization
scope management plan(Output/Input)
2. Inclusive term - describes the sum of knowledge within the profession of project management. includes proven traditional practices that are widely applied and innovative practices that are emerging.
schedule baseline
authority
role
project management body of knowledge
3. A source of variation that is inherent in the system and predictable. on a control chart - it appears as part of the random process variation and is indicated by random pattern of points within the control limits. also referred to as random cause
plan quality (Process)
value engineering
common cause
imposed date
4. Aggregating the estimated costs of individual activities or work packages to establish an authorized cost baseline
determine budget (Process)
input (Process) input
code of accounts (Tool)
plan procurements (Process)
5. Type of procurement document used to request price quotations from prospective sellers of common or standard products or services
progressive elaboration (Technique)
threat
request for quotation (RFQ)
plan risk management (Process)
6. Defined systematic procedure employed by a human resource to perform an activity to produce a product or result or deliver a service that may employ one or more tools
resource calendar
identify risks (Process)
subproject
technique
7. Analyzing activity sequences - durations - resource requirements and schedule constraints to create the project schedule
duration (DU or DUR)
scope baseline
inspection (Technique)
develop schedule (Process)
8. Schedule activity that determines when the logical successor activity can begin or end
identify risks (Process)
work authorization system (Tool)
predecessor activity
project charter (Output/Input)
9. Analytical technique that uses mathematical models to forecast future outcomes based on historical results. it is a method of determining the variance from a baseline parameter by using prior progress reporting periods data and projecting how much th
scope management plan(Output/Input)
trend analysis (Technique)
resource histogram
performing organization
10. Those processes performed to finalize all activities across all project management process groups to formally close the project or phase
schedule compression
quality management plan (Output/Input)
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
closing processes (Process Group)
11. Deliverable oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables
path divergence
risk tolerance
requirement
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)
12. Schedule network diagramming technique in which schedule activities are represented by boxes or nodes. schedule activities are graphically linked by one or more logical relationships to show the sequence in which the activities are performed
opportunity
project initiation management (Knowledge Area)
precedence diagramming method (PDM) (Technique)
decomposition (Technique)
13. A specific technique for measuring the performance of work and used to establish the performance measurement baseline
executing processes (Process Group)
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
Gantt chart (Tool)
collect requirements (Process)
14. The time in calendar units between the actual start date of the schedule activity and either the data date of the project schedule if the schedule activity is in progress or the actual finish date if the schedule activity is complete
work performance information
special cause
conduct procurements (Process)
actual duration
15. Making relevant information available to project stakeholders
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
distribute information (Process)
quality management plan (Output/Input)
predecessor activity
16. The acquirer of products - services or results for an organization
earned value management (EV
buyer
calendar unit
identify stakeholders (Process)
17. A condition or situation favorable to the project - a positive set of circumstances - a positive set of events - a risk that will have a positive impact.
risk
projectized organization
earned value management (EV
opportunity
18. Implementing risk response plans - tracking identified risks - monitoring residual risks - identifying new risks and evaluating risk process throughout the project
project schedule network diagram (Output/Input)
project life cycle
monitor and control risks (Process)
schedule model (Tool)
19. Measure of schedule efficiency on a project. ratio of earned value (EV) and the planned value (PV). SV = EV minus PV.
schedule performance index (SPI)
late finish date (LF)
earned value management (EV
procurement documents (Output/Input)
20. Category or rank used to distinguish items that have the same functional use but do not share the same requirements for quality
risk acceptance (Technique)
grade
Gantt chart (Tool)
preventative action
21. Aggregation of the processes - tools - techniques - methodologies - resources and procedures to manage a project
schedule performance index (SPI)
project management system (Tool)
calendar unit
late finish date (LF)
22. Risk response planning technique that indicates the project team has decided not to change the project management plan to deal with a risk - or is unable to identify any other suitable response strategy
risk acceptance (Technique)
requirements traceability matrix
program management
free float
23. Work that must be performed to deliver a product - service or result with the specified features and functions
strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - threats analysis (SWOT)
workaround
progressive elaboration (Technique)
project scope
24. Subsystem of overall project management system. collection of formal documented procedures that defines how project work will be authorized to ensure that the work is done by the identified organization - at the right time and in the proper sequence.
validation
work authorization system (Tool)
develop schedule (Process)
practice
25. Document describing how roles and responsibilities - reporting relationships and staffing management will be addressed and structured for the project
monitor
communications management plan (Output/Input)
human resource plan
actual duration
26. Those processes performed to complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy project objectives
practice
resource calendar
plan quality (Process)
executing processes (Process Group)
27. Processes to purchase or acquire the products - services or results needed from outside the project team to perform the work
change control system (Tool)
project procurement management (Knowledge Area)
report performance (Process)
forecast
28. Structure that relates the project organizational breakdown structure to the work breakdown structure to help ensure that each component of the project scope of work is assigned to a person or team
plan procurements (Process)
simulation
network logic
responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) (Tool)
29. Something tangible used in performing an activity to produce a product or result
project management knowledge area
firm fixed price contract (FFP)
estimate at completion (EAC)(Output/Input)
tool
30. Document that describes how procurement processes from developing procurement documentation through contract closure will be managed
project procurement management (Knowledge Area)
backward pass
procurement management plan (Output/Input)
lead (Technique)
31. Collecting and distributing performance information - including status reports - progress measurements and forecasts
perform quality control (Process)
estimate (Output/Input)
constraint (Input)
report performance (Process)
32. Process which generates hundreds or thousands of probable performance outcomes based on probability distributions for cost and schedule on individual tasks. the outcomes are used to generate a probability distribution for a project as a whole.
validation
quality management plan (Output/Input)
Monte Carlo simulation
late start date (LS)
33. Documents utilized in bid and proposal activities - which include the buyer's invitation for bid - invitation for negotiations - request for information - request for quotation - request for proposal and sellers responses
risk acceptance (Technique)
project management information system (PMIS) (Tool)
reserve analysis (Technique)
procurement documents (Output/Input)
34. Output from performing project management processes and activities. results include outcomes and documents.
result
matrix organization
activity duration
parametric estimating (Technique)
35. Degree - amount or volume of risk that an organization or individual will withstand
product life cycle
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
communications management plan (Output/Input)
risk tolerance
36. Person or organization that is actively involved in the project or whose interests may be positively or negatively affected by execution or completion of the project
work package
stakeholder
early start date (ES)
communications management plan (Output/Input)
37. The statue - quality or sense of being restricted to a given course of action or inaction. an applicable restriction or limitation - either internal or external to a project - which will affect the performance of the project or a process.
perform quality control (Process)
constraint (Input)
early start date (ES)
work authorization
38. A diagram that describes a decision under consideration and the implications of choosing one or another of the available alternatives. it is used when some future scenarios or outcomes of actions are uncertain. it incorporates probabilities and costs
decision tree analysis (Technique)
scope
work package
project initiation
39. Store of historical information and lessons learned about both the outcomes of previous project selection decisions and previous project performance
milestone schedule (Tool)
lessons learned knowledge base
work breakdown structure component
baseline
40. Any form of schedule network analysis in which scheduling decisions are driven by resource constraints
slack
Gantt chart (Tool)
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
resource leveling (Technique)
41. An organizational placement strategy where the project team members are physically located close to one another in order to improve communication - working relationships and productivity
change control
buffer
co-location (Technique)
requested change(Output/Input)
42. Monitoring and recording results of executing the quality activities to assess performance and recommend necessary changes
project management team
defect
perform quality control (Process)
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
43. Compares technical accomplishments during project execution to the project management plan's schedule of planned technical achievements.
technical performance measurement (Technique)
project procurement management (Knowledge Area)
early start date (ES)
statement of work (SOW)
44. Logical grouping of project management inputs - tools and techniques and outputs. includes initiating processes - planning processes - executing processes - monitoring and controlling processes and closing processes. NOT project phases
plan communications (Process)
influence diagram (Tool)
reserve analysis (Technique)
project management process group
45. The formally documented identification of a defect in a project component with a recommendation to either repair the defect or completely replace the component
project time management (Knowledge Area)
closing processes (Process Group)
defect repair
project management information system (PMIS) (Tool)
46. Developing a detailed description of the project and product
parametric estimating (Technique)
define scope (Process)
expert judgment (Technique)
milestone schedule (Tool)
47. Application of knowledge - skills - tools and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements
BCWP
project management
decision tree analysis (Technique)
estimate to complete (ETC)(Output/Input)
48. A histogram - ordered by frequency of occurrence - that shows how many results were generated by each identified cause
pareto chart (Tool)
invitation for bid (IFB)
preventative action
estimate (Output/Input)
49. Specific version of the schedule model used to compare actual results to the plan to determine if preventive or corrective action is needed to meet the project objectives
rolling wave planning (Technique)
voice of the customer
schedule baseline
co-location (Technique)
50. The process of finalizing all activities across all of the project management process groups to formally complete the project or phase
configuration management system (Tool)
close project or phase (Process)
project organization chart (Output/Input)
milestone